Beschreibung:

A group of eleven various Chinese snuff bottles, Qing Dynasty, comprising: a 'robin's egg' glazed cylindrical bottle, 8.5cm high; a rock crystal bottle carved with 'treasures', 6.2cm high; a semi-translucent blue agate snuff bottle and cover, 8.5cm high; a glass bottle imitating amber, 6.2cm high; four glass overlay bottles, between 6.5cm and 5.5cm high; a red glass bottle, 5cm high; a rose quartz snuff bottle, 6cm high; a blue glass bottle, 5.2cm high, six with Radcliffe labels (11) Major Edward Copleston Radcliffe (1898-1967) collection and by family descent. The three hardstone snuff bottles listed in the family archive as 'M 3,4,5' as purchased Bluett & Sons in 1945 for £11-0s-0d. The blue agate bottle listed in the Bluett archive as sold for £7.10.0, and the same amount for the rose quartz bottle, on January 16th 1945. The rock crystal bottle recorded in the Bluett archive as bought from Scott, December 9th 1936, £2.00. 清 各式鼻烟壶一组共11件 拍品来源：Edward Copleston Radcliffe (1898-1967) 少校私人收藏 Condition Report: robin's egg bottle with two cracks to neck and old repair to foot rim rock crystal bottle with natural inclusions semi-translucent blue agate snuff bottle with chip to edge of lid and bottle with bruise to edge of rim the glass bottle imitating amber with surface scratches the green red and black overlay bottle missing small tendril hanging from the gourd and small area of green stem and leaf chipped blue glass bottle with chip to foot the rose quartz bottle with damage with large area missing on left hand side with both feet and robe area chipped to figure and other bruises throughout blue overlay bottle with chip to foot all bottles lacking stoppers unless otherwise stated Condition Report Disclaimer